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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1951
Page
14
Sudbury High School girls basketball defeated Hudson High 27 to 12 Thursday afternoon at Sudbury High gym. In the preliminary, Sudbury junior varsity beat Hudson Jayvees 22 to 21 in a close contest.
West Concord Wanderers remain unbeaten at eight wins, atop the Nashoba Valley Basketball League. Concord sits third with three wins and three losses as Ben Warren of Hollis leads scorers with over 150 points. Baer of Clinton and Jack Wallace of West Concord follow with similar totals.
Concord Lexington and Winchester edge toward a potential playoff for the Class B Eastern Massachusetts tourney berth in Boston Garden. Lexington dropped games to Winchester Belmont but later avenged them. Winchester also fell to Lexington and Stoneham. Melrose star Wells Whitney leads scorers with 32 points in a 95 point outburst. McDonnell 31, Porter 30.
Coach Skip O'Connor of Concord High School track plans several entries for the Greater Boston Interscholastics at East Newton Street Army Barracks Boston starting Wednesday February 21. Finals occur Saturday February 24. No entries planned for New Englands March 10 as trip to Hyattsville is set for that date.
Concord High School hosts Lexington High in a Middlesex League basketball game at Hunt Gymnasium at 7 30 p m. Readouts note Concord relayists qualify for a national meet at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The undefeated Concord high relay team departs Friday after school in Coach Skip O'Gohnor s car for the national meet in New York. Five members travel with Hoyt as the only senior, stopping in Danbury, Connecticut for Friday night lodging before Saturday events and returning Sunday.
Concord High tracksters finish the Metropolitan League schedule undefeated in seven races this season though three meets were forfeited by the principals association. The piece notes upcoming New York debut for relayists, honors for Leo McKenna and other Concord athletes, and mentions Fred Horween now playing hockey for Harvard freshmen.
Concord Massachusetts Cal Geary, Concord Country club champion the past two years. He is given a handicap of four and in this group rates with such players as Francis Ouimet, Jesse Guilford, etc. Geary annually competes in several top amateur tournaments.
In the Ladies Ten Pin Club at veer, the Moonbeams defeated the Wallettes 4-0 despite Polly Heyliger’s 271 top score. Trail ers beat the Comets 4-0 led by Agnes Neville 104 high single. Team totals: Trail ers 1221 Comets 1131 Moonbeams 1200 Wallettes 1133.
The Mill'Dam Bowling League in Lexington schedules matches next Monday at 7 PM. Ramblers face Andy Boy, K of C Seniors play Macone's, Tudy's clash with Jokers, Lincoln meets Anchors, and Thrift goes against K of C Juniors as the league enters its third and final round.
Stoneham defeated Winchester to put Lexington tied for the league lead after last Friday night action in the Middlesex League. The upset creates a shared top berth between Winchester and Lexington.
Lexington faces Concord while Wakefield meets Winchester Stoneham runs against Reading and Belmont competes with Melrose. The article notes many runners are around seven years old and highlights a busy Friday schedule.
Monty Childs and John Amory each scored twice as Middlesex blanked Governor Dummer 4 0 at the Boston Arena. Middlesex opened with all goals in the first period for their second league win and another shutout.
Lexington Minutemen scored 12 goals against Hudson High Packsters at Boston Arena, extending a playoff margin after a 7-1 first game. Natick led the league with a tight race as Brookline tied Natick 3-3. Dedham could overtake Malden with a final win, while Somerville and Wakefield settled for ties.
Marge Burke leads the Ten Pin Club with season highs of 299 and 127 while her Trailers top the league with 43 wins and 21 losses. Polly Heyliger is second best at 86 average, and Agnes Neville and Nancy Burke posted top singles. Rambler five lead the men with 58 wins and 14 losses as Jolters challenge. Hansenmen own best pinfall at 25,685. Jolters 25,570. Thrift sits last despite a strong bullpen, with Macone and Koffs Jrs close behind. Tody’s Anchors and Andy Boy vie for third and fourth.
Splaine, a former Concord high school athlete, played defense for Concord-Bill Splaine in an old-timers game titled Belang Night. The event featured two veteran squads from Olympic era teams.
Wakefield led early but Concord surged ahead to a 69 to 41 victory. Jack Finan and John Porterley top scorers with 30 points combined. Olsen and Beyeur contributed for Concord as they extend their league run.
Concord, hampered by turnovers and a late deficit, dropped to Middlesex seconds as Ernie Alexander led with 10 points. Meehan Nelson and the winner combined for key scores while Middlesex players Weaver Mechan Kirkland contributed across the lineup.
Concord finishes third place in the Final division of the M1 Track League. North Quincy and Milton compete in the division alongside Concord. The fragmentary text confirms Catholic involvement and related results.
Saturday morning schedule lists basketball classes at Hunt Memorial starting 10 o'clock. Wheeler School students compete in games suitable for varied ages and skill levels as part of the Concord mission activities.
Brewster Academy repeats last season scare as Pat Play the Middlesex hock goes three and Andover earns win. Games mention Wolsey Pratt and hat trick highlight.
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